Playa de Barra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Spain – Galicia)
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Playa de Barra Spot ID: Type: beach Reliability: inconsistent Best: Swell SW | Wind NE Sea Temperature Today is: 14.1 °C |
Friday, 24 May 2013, 18:12 Local time
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Playa de Barra in Galicia is a sheltered beach break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Vigo, Spain, 8 miles from Playa de Barra.
Playa de Barra Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Vigo/Peinador Airport, 16 km from Playa de Barra.
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Overall Playa de Barra Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
The rose diagram illustrates the combination of swells directed at Playa de Barra throu... (show all text) 
This picture describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Playa de Barra surf consistency graph. Also see Playa de Barra surf quality by season and Playa de Barra surf quality by month. |
Playa de Barra Location Maps
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Visitor Reviews of Playa de Barra |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa de Barra:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Playa de Nerga | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Playa de Melide | 3 mi |
| Third closest break | Playa de Patos (El Pico) | 7 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Playa de Madorra | 9 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Playa de Montalbo | 11 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Playa de Barra: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Gascogne Ouest Arcachon Buoy | 278 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Brittany Buoy | 362 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Sevenstones Buoy | 557 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Channel Islands Buoy | 599 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | M3 Mizen Head Buoy | 625 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Playa de Barra: |
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| Closest tide station | Vigo | 5 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Marin | 11 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Villagarcia | 25 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Viana do Castelo | 40 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Leixoes | 75 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Playa de Barra: |
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| Closest ski area | Manzaneda (Spain) | 77 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Leitariegos (Spain) | 129 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Serra da Estrela (Portugal) | 146 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Valgrande-Pajares (Spain) | 162 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | San-Isidro (Spain) | 181 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Playa de Barra: |
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| Closest city location | Cangas (Spain) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Vigo (Spain) | 5 mi |
| Third closest city location | Marin (Spain) | 11 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Redondela (Spain) | 11 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Pontevedra (Spain) | 15 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Playa de Barra is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Playa de Barra is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 78 km (48 miles) away.
- Third is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 113 km (70 miles) away.
- A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain is 122 km (76 miles) away.
- Vila Real Airport (VRL) in Acores is the fifth nearest airport to Playa de Barra and is 142 km (88 miles) away.
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